Indian-origin man jailed for 7 years in Singapore for stabbing pregnant wife
Singapore, (PTI) An Indian-origin man was sentenced to seven years in jail and six strokes of the cane for stabbing his pregnant wife, who used to be a sex worker. Jayselan N Chandrasegar flew into a rage after he spotted his pregnant wife talking to a man, he assumed was a pimp, reported The Straits Times […]
Gunman on run after killing three at Strasbourg Christmas market
France(AFP): A gunman killed at least three people and wounded a dozen others at the famed Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday before fleeing the scene, authorities said. A manhunt was underway after the killer opened fire at around 8 pm (1900 GMT) on one of the city’s busiest streets, sending crowds […]
China, US begin talks to sort out trade differences
Washington, (PTI) Top officials from the US and China have begun talks to sort out their trade differences, in particular to identify steps that address the concerns of US President Donald Trump on intellectual property and reduce the balance of trade, a media report said. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer held […]
Cong ends BJP’s 15-year rule in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, (PTI) The Congress will form the next government in Chhattisgarh, ending the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) 15-year reign in the tribal state. The Congress has won 66 seats and is leading in two more in the 90-member Assembly, while the BJP has been relegated to a distant second spot, winning just 15 seats, according to […]
One way traffic allowed on Srinagar-Jammu highway, Mughal road closed
Srinagar: One way traffic is through on Srinagar-Jammu highway, while historic Mughal and Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumari Road road remains closed due to snow accumulation at Peer Ki Gali and Zojilla pass. Officials said that traffic has been allowed from Jammu towards Srinagar. “One way traffic is allowed today for both Light Motor Vehicle’s and Heavy Motor Vehicle’s,” officials […]
Congress single largest party in MP with 114 seats
New Delhi: Bringing an end to its prolonged electoral losses since 2014, the Congress ousted the BJP to capture Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. In Chhattisgarh, the Congress is back after 15 years with an absolute majority, while in Rajasthan the party fell two seats short of crossing the 101-majority mark. In Madhya Pradesh, both […]
Mobile connectivity to reach far-off Gurez areas soon
Bandipora: To provide mobile connectivity to around a dozen habitation of remote Gurez valley for the first time, the district administration took a task to lay the cable through the Adit-1 tunnel of Kishenganga Hydro Electric Project (KHEP) that was the only option to provide connectivity to villages with difficult topography. On the directions of […]
Those waving ISIS flags are ‘Indian agents’: Lashkar-e-Taiba
Srinagar: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Mehmood Shah on Tuesday said those waving ISIS flags in Jammu and Kashmir are “Indian agents”. A spokesperson of LeT Dr Abdullah Ghaznavi in a statement quoted Shah as saying that those waving ISIS flags “have a vicious motive of sabotaging the indigenous freedom struggle of Kashmir by aligning it with fake […]
Int’l expert imparts training to farmers, officials on HD fruit plantation
SRINAGAR: An international expert of Wellant College; Netherland G. Van Dieren and a renowned researcher of High Density (HD) fruit plant cultivation today chaired a daylong session to impart training to the officers, field functionaries and farmers in the cultivation of HD fruit plants. Dieren delivered a detailed lecture on the modern techniques of pruning […]
LMD Anantnag charges Rs 1.18 lakh fine from booksellers, Pvt schools
ANANTNAG: Taking cognizance of public complaints regarding the Private Schools, Publishers and Booksellers for violation of Legal Metrology Act/Rules and Consumer Protection Act, 1987, its enforcement team headed by Assistant Controller conducted an inspection of some private educational institutions and Booksellers. During the course of the drive, the team seized some text books of […]
